COMMEMORATION OF KRUTY IN MANCHESTER

Manchester

28.01.13

By Genia Mandzij

On the 95th anniversary of the battle at Kruty members of the Ukrainian Youth Association in Manchester attended a special memorial service to remember those 300 students who on January 29th died fighting for a free Ukraine. Father Mykola Martyniuk conducted mass and the memorial service in honour of the heroic students who laid down their lives at Kruty. Sumivtsi paid tribute to the young Ukrainians who were willing to show their love for their country by fighting the invading Russians, vastly superior in number, even if it meant giving up their own life. The readings and poetry reminded everyone that the Declaration of Independence on 22nd January 1918 did not last for very long and that the battle at Kruty railway station is very important in our history as it was the beginning of the fight for a free Ukraine after hundreds of years under Russian rule. May they rest in peace!